Arizona & California’s eastbound freight crosses a low trestle at milepost 152 at Sablon, California, on March 16, 2004. Powering the train are two of ARZC’s SD40-2Ms, Nos. 4002 and 4003, rebu... (more)

CEFX 3136 smokes to life as a load test is initiated.

Q254 heads east through Voorheesville NY with a CEFX 'bluebird' SD40-2M. 3119 was originally built as Southern Pacific 8828. (SD45)

After picking up their train off the BNSF at Cadiz, ARZC 807 heads back to Parker, AZ, where a recrew will take the train to Castle Hot Springs, AZ for another swap with a BNSF crew.

The Arizona & California Castle Hot Springs, AZ to Cadiz, CA road local enters the interchange change in Cadiz to swap trans with the BNSF Cadiz Local. Power today is four SD45 carbodies.

Arizona & California’s eastbound freight is east of Cadiz, California, on March 16, 2004. The Ship Mountains dominate the background at this desolate location in the Mojave Desert. Powering the ... (more)

Arizona & California’s eastbound freight approaches Chubbuck, California, on March 16, 2004. The Ship Mountains dominate the background at this desolate location in the Mojave Desert. Powering t... (more)

An SP SD40-2M from Morrison-Knudsen leads an eastbound UP stack train through the rugged and barren Gila Mountains.

As the economy continues it's downward out of control spiral, more and more locomotives are parked across the country.

More than a mile of Union Pacific locomotives sidelined at West Colton are just one of the many signals of our current economy. UP 8449 shoves a train into the yard.

The end of the SP was just a few days away as SD40M #8645 led a Westbound freight at Boca. #8645 and the unit directly behind it were actually the Truckee Helper having been added to the train out... (more)

The Proviso to Pine Bluff manifest is lead by a patched ex-Espee SD40-2. Seems that they perfectly centered the UP herald on the bloody nose.

A set of light power drifts away from me as a Roadrailer passes behind it at the junction 10 miles east of KC.